Introducing the Women Entrepreneur Knowledge Hub at VentureLabs
What the heck is WEKH? Although it may be a bit of a mouthful, the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub, otherwise known as WEKH, is a national program designed to understand…
Check out the video of SFU VentureLabs Demo Day 2019
Over 500 people attended SFU VentureLabs Demo Day – part of Vancouver Startup Week‘s great series of events dedicated to highlighting the amazing entrepreneurial community in Vancouver. Attendees got to…
Curatio ensures no patient goes through their health journey alone
We don’t want any patient to experience their health journey alone! We are seeing 75% improved health behaviours. No. Patient. Alone.
Earbuds: The Next Brain-Computer Interface?
A VentureLabs Interview with Kristina Pearkes, CTO and Cofounder at Orbityl Imagine if your brain was able to open an app on your phone? Or you could turn up the…
Using Pricing Design to Increase Revenue, Profit, and Market Share
A VentureLabs Interview with Karen Chiang, Managing Partner at Ibbaka Karen Chiang is a Managing Partner at Ibbaka, a consulting and technology development company focused on helping businesses bring innovations…
Netskrt Brings Streaming Media to the Outskirts of the Network
A VentureLabs Interview with Moira Dang, Cofounder and VP of Engineering at Netskrt Planes, trains and automobiles. No, it’s not the 1987 movie featuring Steve Martin and John Candy. It’s…
Bringing Trusted Networks to the Trades
I know construction. I know the pain points, and I know the industry is in dire need of change. I’m able to bring this deep knowledge and insight about skilled trades to the solution we are developing. Just as an example, after our detailed skills vetting and ratings process, a skilled electrical contractor currently between jobs could be sourced by a short-staffed low-voltage network installation firm and utilized on a job she may not typically have been sourced for. The electrical contractor benefits and the company installing the network benefits.
We’ve already had a number of trades-based business clients use the LincEdge application and they’ve shared with us that its been incredibly helpful in reducing risk during their business cycles, maintaining quality in peak periods, and finding talent to complete their jobs profitably.
$16.1 Million in Funding for Women Entrepreneurs, the Launch of the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub in BC
With the support of the Government of Canada, WEKH will spread its expertise from coast to coast, enabling service providers, academics, government, and industry to enhance their support for women entrepreneurs. WEKH is spearheading a national network and accessible digital platform for sharing research, resources and best practices which will enhance the capacity of women entrepreneurs and the organizations who serve them across regions and sectors. There are nine regional hubs and a network of 75+ partners. SFU VentureLabs is proud to be the BC regional hub for WEKH.
It’s Not About the Robots. It’s About Helping People Where They Live and Work
We will have delivered our 1,000th robot, we will have broken into international markets, and our team will have at least doubled. Also, we will have sourced a location for our innovation factory!
From the Lab to the Greenhouse to the Boardroom
A VentureLabs Interview with Dr. Lili Mesak of Nutrienvisus Technologies VentureLabs is thrilled to share a series of interviews highlighting the stories of our amazing women entrepreneurs. For our first…